Efrem Zimbalist Jr., star of 'The FBI,' dead at 95
Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of...
View ArticleLongtime Minnesota congressman Oberstar dies at 79
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, who represented northeastern Minnesota for 36 years and brought millions of dollars to the state as chair of the powerful House Transportation Committee, died...
View ArticleAl Feldstein, longtime editor of Mad magazine, dies at 88
Al Feldstein, who shaped and warped the sensibilities of America’s youth for more than two decades as the editor of Mad magazine and who had a defining influence on modern humor, died April...
View ArticleRetired Miami-Dade Corrections sergeant dies kayaking in Key Largo
The Frosceno family grew up in the shadow of the old Orange Bowl in Miami. And, like many working families in the early 1970s, luxuries like in-house washers and dryers weren’t as common as...
View ArticleGary Becker, economics Nobel Laureate, dies at 83
Gary Becker, a University of Chicago professor who received the Nobel Prize in economic sciences and is credited with pioneering the approach to economics as the study of human behavior, died Saturday...
View ArticleEx-tennis player Baltacha dies after cancer fight
Elena Baltacha, a former top-50 professional tennis player who had been fighting liver cancer since retiring from the game, died Sunday. She was 30.
View ArticleBilly Frank Jr., tribal fishing activist, dies
Billy Frank Jr., a tribal fisherman who led the "fish wars" that restored fishing rights and helped preserve a way of life for American Indians in the Northwest four decades ago, died Monday at 83.
View ArticleBilly Frank Jr., tribal fishing activist, dies
From the time he was first arrested, at the age of 14, for fishing near his home, Billy Frank Jr. had been a fierce and tireless champion for salmon, tribal sovereignty and the right of Northwest...
View ArticleReclusive German art collector Gurlitt dies at 81
Cornelius Gurlitt's long-secret hoard of 1,280 major artworks set off an international uproar last year over the fate of art looted by the Nazis. Now his death has triggered a new round of speculation...
View ArticleEx-boxing champion Jimmy Ellis dies at 74
Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era's best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74.
View ArticleArt Grace, who chronicled Miami’s love of boxing and horse racing in...
When boxing and horse racing defined popular culture in Miami-Dade in the 1950s into the ’70s at hallowed grounds like Gulfstream Race Track, Tropical Park, Hialeah Race Track and the 5th...
View ArticleCypriot leading figure of Islam's Sufi branch dies
Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, a leading figure of Sufism, the mystical branch of the Islamic faith, died Wednesday at the age of 92 in the north of ethnically-divided Cyprus.
View ArticleX-15 rocket plane pilot Bill Dana dies at 83
Famed research test pilot Bill Dana, who flew the X-15 rocket plane and other pioneering aircraft during the birth of the space age, has died at age 83.
View ArticleCanadian author Farley Mowat dies at 92
Canadian author Farley Mowat, a master storyteller and tireless defender of nature and wildlife, has died. He was 92.
View ArticleMan who kept Mount Rushmore lights on dies
A South Dakota man who drew national attention in the mid-1990s when he paid to keep the lights on at Mount Rushmore National Memorial during a federal government shutdown has died.
View ArticleJackie Lynn Taylor Fries, Little Rascal, dies
Jackie Lynn Taylor Fries, a television personality best known for her role as one of the Little Rascals, has died. She was 88.
View ArticleUK space scientist Colin Pillinger dies at 70
Colin Pillinger, an ebullient space scientist who captured the popular imagination with his failed attempt to land a British probe on Mars, has died. He was 70.
View ArticleTony the Tiger voice Lee Marshall dies at 64
Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the booming voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, has died. He was 64.
View ArticleRicardo Nuñez-Portuondo, a voice of the Cuban exile community, dies at 80
Ricardo Nuñez-Portuondo certainly had the props to mount a run for Rep. Claude Pepper’s District 18 seat.
View ArticleKeystone Foods founder Herb Lotman dies at age 80
Food industry entrepreneur Herb Lotman, founder of Keystone Foods, one of the world's largest food companies, has died at age 80.
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